Strikeforce/EliteXC Saturday on Showtime
ProElite.com has announced an updated fight card for Saturday’s Strikeforce/EliteXC event, which takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. and airs on Showtime.
No addition to the card will be more controversial than Mike Kyle (9-6-1). He’s slated to face Wayne Cole (10-6), fiveouncesofpain.com reports.
Kyle, who fought three times in the UFC from 2004-’05, eventually left the organization to fight for a handful of other promotions. In 2006 at WEC 20 in Lemoore, Calif., Kyle struck opponent Brian Olsen with an illegal kick to the face, and though the referee stepped in, he continued the attack before officials could pull him off.
Olsen suffered facial injuries from the attack, and despite the fight taking place at an un-regulated event on the grounds of an Indian casino, the California State Athletic Commission suspended Kyle 18 months anyway.
Kyle’s suspension ended this past September.
His opponent, Cole, is an Oklahoma-based fighter who’s fought primarily for the Masters of the Cage organization. He’s won three of his past four fights, and eight of his 10 wins have come via first-round stoppage.
Tampa born Drew Fickett is also on the card, which was supposed to be a Welterweight title bout versus Jake Shields who had to pull out due to injury, Fickett will be taking on Jae Suk Lim the current SpiritMC Middleweight champ in what I would assume to be a non-title bout.
The full card includes:
Main Event:
-Frank Shamrock(Champ) vs. Cung Le-Strikeforce Middleweight Title Bout
-Drew Fickett vs. Jae Suk Lim
-Gilbert Melendez(Champ) vs. Gabe Lemley-Strikeforce Lightweight Title Bout
-Mike Kyle vs. Wayne Cole
-Joey Villasenor vs. Ryan Jensen
-Marlon Sims vs. Billy Evangelista – Swing Bout
Preliminary Bouts (Not Televised)
-Tiki Ghosn vs. Luke Stewart
-Darren Uyenoyama vs. Anthony Figueroa
-Jesse Jones vs. Jesse Gillespie


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